Godzilla (2014) - Part 10

[terry78]

Old school Godzilla has got the thighs of Kino MacGregor, lord.

(Look her up. )

 

[Sawyer]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywoods-godzilla-is-an-american-700706

hilarious

 

[SuperFerret]

As much as I usually don't care what the general public thinks, it's gotta make some money if it's gonna be the start of a new franchise. I personally liked the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot but not many others did... and so there's not a sequel to be found.

Well, that's where we differ. I've already got a library of great Godzilla movies. I don't see the need for a franchise here. Nor was there a need for one with the new Elm Street movie, for that matter.

 

[CoherentChaos]

Is it me or are there not really any differences between the two shapes?

If anything, 2014's actually got a more masculine shoulder to hip ratio. Both have thunder thighs, but 2014's got a hulking shoulder/neck frame that I think balances it out.

 

[Breaker]

Well, that's where we differ. I've already got a library of great Godzilla movies. I don't see the need for a franchise here. Nor was there a need for one with the new Elm Street movie, for that matter.

Perhaps for you, but many other Godzilla fans would love to see Godzilla completely brought back into this current generation. To have a new era of Godzilla and a welcoming modern expansion of the franchise. And of course Toho desires the same thing for their icon as well.

Of course, no movie really needs a franchise, but that changes when people want one.

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

Perhaps for you, but many other Godzilla fans would love to see Godzilla completely brought back into this current generation. To have a new era of Godzilla and a welcoming modern expansion of the franchise. And of course Toho desires the same thing for their icon as well.

Of course, no movie really needs a franchise, but that changes when people want one.

Well said

 

[SuperFerret]

Eh. What's important is that it seems like I'm getting a quality movie. One Godzilla movie every decade or so is enough for me. I feel like this obsession with franchises, especially revivals of decades old ones, is getting very silly.

 

[Godzilla2000]

I can guarantee that cities will be trashed in this movie.

 

[Sawyer]

I can guarantee that cities will be trashed in this movie.

Can't wait to see accusations of "destruction porn".

 

[SuperFerret]

I don't know if it's really applicable to this. Godzilla is all about wrecking ****, Superman (in the movies) hasn't really shown what a fight with him would be like until Man of Destruction Porn Steel.

 

[TX85]

I love Hollywoods's new Godzilla design and I don't think it's that Americanized or"American Fatty",I thought the Japanese would appreciate and love the design..I guess not

I even think it pays a lot of homage cause in some shots it looks like it could be a guy in a suit

 

[Godzilla2000]

Can't wait to see accusations of "destruction porn".

Pfft! Godzilla movies have been destruction porn from day one.

I love Hollywoods's new Godzilla design and I don't think it's that Americanized or"American Fatty",I thought the Japanese would appreciate and love the design..I guess not

I even think it pays a lot of homage cause in some shots it looks like it could be a guy in a suit

Would people rather have Zilla instead?

 

[Lencho01]

Godzilla has cankles!

 

[TheNextNolan22]

@david_tincher Gareth Edwards did a phenomenal job of building up the fight scenes. Everything is visible and right in your face.

https://mobile.***********/MikeReactor

 

[TheNextNolan22]

The Movie Guy (@mcperfect7) tweeted at 11:34 AM on Fri, May 02, 2014: The Godzilla screening I saw was freaking mindblowing. The ending will blow your mind! #godzilla #gojira

 

[KevanG]

It turns out that 98 Godzilla attacked NYC at the same time and then they're going to meet in the middle for some lovin.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

The Production

4 CGI artists from Motion Picture Company (MPC) to create Godzilla’s scales

6 Months MPC’s CGI artists spent animating Godzilla’s scales in their full texture and detail

6 Cities where Godzilla was filmed

7 Total filming units enlisted in the production on Godzilla

98 Sets created by production designer Owen Paterson and his team for the film

327 Total number of creature visual effects shots created by MPC for the 2014 Godzilla

360° Entire breadth of the San Francisco skyline captured from multiple angles by visual effects technicians, which were merged into a 3D city backdrop for the film’s epic finale

418 Total number of visual effects shots encompassing backgrounds and environments created by Double Negative for the 2014 Godzilla

500 Approximate number of crew members on Gareth Edwards’ mammoth production of Godzilla

400ft (122m) Stretch of the 8,980-ft-long Golden Gate Bridge built on the backlot of the Canadian Motion Picture Park studios

445 Years it would take to render Godzilla on a single computer; an MPC artist would have had to start in the 16th Century, 1570.

762 Number of visual effects crew working on Godzilla

960 Total number of visual effects shots in Godzilla.

500,000 Polygons used by MPC artists to create the Godzilla 3D model

100,000W Power of the 12-foot-high, 18-foot-wide speaker array from which the sound designers blasted Godzilla’s roar to record the sound in a “real world” context

Let's just look at the first two and do some math, 4 animators took 6 months just to Godzilla's scales....2 freaking years to do just that one thing!!!

I prefer attention to detail over volume any day.

Plus, how badass would it have been to be around when they fired up that speaker system to record the roar!!

From Toho Kingdom.

 

[MASTERASIA]

I'm 100% sure this guy made it up to get followers. He's one of those faker out there who wants attention.

 

[TheVileOne]

I like his new design, but I still found the neck and head a little too thick. Not sure if a thinner neck would've worked, but whatever.

Again you guys just have to accept that Japanese fans might not like this version.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

In reality I could really care less what they think about the design I have no doubt they'll all still go to see the film regardless.

 

[terry78]

Japan was never gonna like it because us American cowboy baseball players were making it period. Even if the director is british.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

I couldn't care less what they think. Most of the comments are taken from 2ch, which is essentially a 4chan of Japan.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I'm fine with the less-is-more approach to Godzilla's screentime. This may not be a popular opinion, but with the original Japanese 1954 film, I was really enjoying it at first, with all the atmosphere and building up of dread... but then the film sank like a stone once Godzilla showed up about 15-20 minutes in. Because then the constant orgy of Godzilla knocking down buildings and stomping on stuff soon got a bit tired and repetitive. Admittedly, this Godzilla looks much more impressive than that one did, but I'd imagine the logic remains the same.

 

[The Lizard]

As long as the acting is good and the storyline is engaging, I'm fine with waiting an hour into a 2-hour movie to truly see Godzilla.

 

[Breaker]

I like his new design, but I still found the neck and head a little too thick. Not sure if a thinner neck would've worked, but whatever.

Again you guys just have to accept that Japanese fans might not like this version.

Here's the thing, the "Japanese Fans" that are constantly being spoken of on 2ch forums aren't even fans. They are just common forum users nitpicking, and poking fun simply out of amusement. Kinda like how you would see non-comic book fans pick fun at superheros just for the sake of it.(Superman's crotch area upon his MOS suit for example) I do accept that some folks of Japan probably aren't going to take a fair liking to Godzilla's latest incarnation.

But overall, I've seen plenty of fans on pixiv.net express fair likeness and acceptance of Gareth's Godzilla. With many anticipating the actual movie even more because they found the design to be very respectful.

It's just a matter of which side is truly shown within the media. Daily Mail pretty much just assumes that every Japanese user on the 2ch forum that's commented on G's design is an automatic Godzilla fan. That's like assuming I'm a Green Lantern fan just because I commented on how I thought the Live Action movie's Lantern suit designs were fair, but somewhat so-so when it was shown to the public within the trailers. But eh, what can ya do, publicity is publicity.